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MAL-2026-4357

Malicious code in helu (PyPI)

Details

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## Source: kam193 (15a97c1f0e23d838c86d69a3ceae306071a9b4b8c17162a1f563aefe489ffbe4) During import, the hidden code downloads and executes the second-stage code. After performing anti-analysis checks, it downloads a malicious executable and ensures its persistence.

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-05-helu

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- obfuscation

- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

- The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.

- Downloads and executes a remote executable.

- malware

- persistence

- covering-tracks

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Affected packages

PyPI / helu

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References